Methane Waste Prevention Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 9/24/2019
Actions
- 2019-09-24Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 2019-06-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- 2019-05-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- 2019-05-14Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-05-14Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-05-14Introduced in House
- 2019-05-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-14 (00)
Methane Waste Prevention Act of 2019
This bill addresses methane emissions from oil and gas operations. (Methane is emitted during the production and transport of coal, natural gas, and oil.)
The bill provides statutory authority for the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources, published on June 3, 2016.
The bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish specified requirements for
- reducing and preventing the waste of natural gas, including by venting, flaring, and fugitive releases, from all oil and gas operations; and
- measuring and reporting the production and disposition of all gas subject to the mineral leasing laws, all such gas produced, consumed on site, or lost through venting, flaring, or fugitive releases.
All such requirements shall include consistent enforcement mechanisms for any operations not in compliance with them.
Cosponsors (20)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Debra Haaland (D-NM)
- Ben Luján (D-NM)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Harley Rouda (D-CA)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Air quality
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Government information and archives
- Oil and gas
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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